Which to use
“criez” and “croyez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,966
- “criez” frequency rank
- #3,065
- “croyez” frequency rank
- 38031
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | criez | croyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de crier. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de croire. |
Where the eye mixes criez and croyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. criez runs 5 letters (CCVVC) against croyez's 6 (CCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: criez vs croyez
A purely visual mix-up. criez (\kʁi.je\) and croyez (\kʁwa.je\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38031, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
criez is recorded at frequency rank #34,966, classified as averb, pronounced \kʁi.je\. croyez is at rank #3,065, tagged as averb, pronounced \kʁwa.je\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 38031, this pair ranks #258,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of criez vs croyez
Shared letters: cerz. Private to "criez": i. Private to "croyez": oy.
"criez" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "croyez" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "criez" for "croyez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "criez" or "croyez"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "criez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "croyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #258,184 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "criez" and "croyez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "carrez vs criez". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #258,184 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.